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- [at; unstressed uh t, it]
- /æt; unstressed ət, ɪt/
- /ət/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [at; unstressed uh t, it]
- /æt; unstressed ət, ɪt/
Definitions of at word
- preposition at You use at to indicate the place or event where something happens or is situated. 4
- preposition at If someone is at school or college, or at a particular school or college, they go there regularly to study. 3
- preposition at If you are at something such as a table, a door, or someone's side, you are next to it or them. 3
- preposition at When you are describing where someone or something is, you can say that they are at a certain distance. You can also say that one thing is at an angle in relation to another thing. 3
- preposition at If something happens at a particular time, that is the time when it happens or begins to happen. 3
- preposition at If you do something at a particular age, you do it when you are that age. 3
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Origin of at
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English æt; cognate with Old Frisian et, Old Norse, Old Saxon, Gothic at, Old High German az, Latin, Old Welsh, Old Breton ad, Greek a- (< a pre-Hellenic IE substratum language), Oscan, Old Irish, Gaulish, Phrygian ad-
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for At
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
at popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
at usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for at
prep at
- by — If something is done by a person or thing, that person or thing does it.
- on — so as to be or remain supported by or suspended from: Put your package down on the table; Hang your coat on the hook.
- through — in at one end, side, or surface and out at the other: to pass through a tunnel; We drove through Denver without stopping. Sun came through the window.
- toward — in the direction of: to walk toward the river.
- about — You use about to introduce who or what something relates to or concerns.
preposition at
- next to — immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
adverb at
conjunction at
- when — at what time or period? how long ago? how soon?: When are they to arrive? When did the Roman Empire exist?
- at the same time — If two or more things exist, happen, or are true at the same time, they exist, happen, or are true together although they seem to contradict each other.
- just as — at the moment when
- howbeit — Archaic. nevertheless.
- much as — great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
adjective at
- fe — iron
- in the dumps — a depressed state of mind (usually preceded by in the): to be in the dumps over money problems.
- lowdown — the real and unadorned facts; the true, secret, or inside information (usually preceded by the): We gave them the lowdown on the new housing project.
- melancholic — disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy.
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